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Chicken Fajita Rice Bowls

5
Points®
Total Time
25 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
We seasoned and cooked the chicken with a quick-and-easy Mexican spice blend but you can use almost any leftover cooked chicken breast in this recipe. Raw jicama (HEE-kah-ma), a root vegetable also known as a Mexican yam, potato, or turnip, adds a nice crunch to this meal-in-a-bowl. Fresh lime juice and cilantro enhances its slightly sweet, apple-like flavor to pump up this dish’s fresh factor. Sliced or chopped jicama who will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Plan to use it up by adding it to fruit salads, slaws or stir-fries. You can enjoy this dish right away for an easy weeknight dinner or make-ahead for hearty a lunch.

Ingredients

Chili powder

½ tsp

Paprika

½ tsp

Garlic powder

½ tsp

Ground cumin

½ tsp

Dried oregano

¼ tsp

Table salt

½ tsp

Black pepper

tsp

Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast

12 oz, cut into strips

Olive oil

1 tsp

Cooked medium grain brown rice

2 cup(s)

Jicama

2 cup(s), diced

Bell pepper

1 cup(s), red, chopped

California (Hass) avocado

1 item(s), without skin and seed, diced

Pickled jalapeño peppers

4 Tbsp, chopped, sliced

Lime

½ medium, cut into 4 wedges

Pico de gallo

½ cup(s), or salsa

Cilantro

4 sprig(s)

Instructions

  1. Combine chili powder through black pepper in a small bowl; sprinkle over chicken and toss to coat. Heat oil in a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat; add chicken when oil shimmers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink, 4-5 minutes; transfer to a serving bowl.
  2. Place 1/2 cup rice in each of four bowls; top each with 1/2 cup jicama, 1/4 cup red pepper, 1/4 of avocado, 1 Tbsp jalapeno and 3 oz chicken. Garnish each with 2 Tbsp pico de gallo, a lime wedge and some cilantro.
  3. Serving size: 1 bowl